NYHQ Cancer Center Receives National Achievement Award from Commission on Cancer of American College of Surgeons

Flushing, New York, April 8, 2011—The Commission on
Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted its Outstanding
Achievement Award to the Cancer Center at New York Hospital Queens for
excellent performance on the commission’s annual on-site evaluation. New
York Hospital Queens is considered one of the top cancer programs in the
United States by this accrediting body.

There are currently more than 1,500 commission-accredited cancer
programs in the U.S. Of them, New York Hospital Queens was one of only
90 accredited hospitals to be granted the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Only 17 percent of programs surveyed nationwide earned this
commendation.

The award is designed to recognize cancer programs that strive for
excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. The award is
granted to facilities that demonstrate the highest level of compliance
in the following areas: cancer committee leadership, cancer data
management, clinical management, research, community outreach, and
quality improvement. A patient who receives care at a
commission-accredited cancer program can be assured that he or she has
access to the highest level of cancer care.

The Commission on Cancer has approved The Cancer Center at New York
Hospital Queens since 1987. Of the several levels of approval available
from the Commission on Cancer, New York Hospital Queens ranks in the top
tier nationally by meeting all 36 standards of excellence. The approvals
program, established by the American College of Surgeons in 1932, sets
the highest standards for cancer programs and reviews the programs every
three years to make sure they conform to its standards.

New York Hospital Queens is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian
Healthcare System and affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell
University.